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Plan Ahead For Endeavour Street Closures, Large Crowds

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We all stopped in our tracks to watch it fly through the sky, and now many plan catch a glimpse of the Endeavour Space Shuttle up close and personal as it travels along L.A. streets to its new home at the California Science Center.

The Endeavour’s 12-mile, two- day journey doesn’t take place until Oct. 12, but police officials are warning the public now to be prepared for “extremely large crowds,” street closures and traffic jams during the trek.

Moving the 170,000 pound shuttle at just 2 mph through the streets will not only mark the first time a shuttle has been transported through an urban city, but “one of the largest objects ever to be transported over city streets in Los Angeles history,” according to a press release from the LAPD.

To help prepare the city for the once-in-a-lifetime parade through the streets, LAPD has released planned street closures ahead of the date. As the date approaches, the LAPD will have more details about public viewing opportunities on Oct. 13 at the Forum and at the intersection of Martin Luther King Blvd. and Crenshaw.